“Out of 4 samples analyzed, 3 used old meat in the recipe. Out of 10 cakes analyzed, more than half do not have dairy fat. Almost all pasca is made with skimmed cheese. We discovered mold, we discovered and sorbed”he says Alexandru CîrîcICA director.
Traps on the Easter table
Cozonac, drob and pasca – an indispensable trio on the Easter table. It’s just that they all come with surprises. Pasca with cow’s cheese and raisins, 27 lei. “This pasture is absolutely intact, but surprise, you can see spots of mold inside”to miss Mădălina Iacob, Observer reporter. Therefore, for the first sample, there is no need for laboratory tests.
“The mold appears due to the fact that the cold chain has been interrupted, that is, it has been brought to a temperature closer to 0 or 0 degrees during transport and storage. The mold raises an alarm signal for consumers. According to the legislation in force, this product does not should have been on the shelf This product is not for sale”he explains Alexandru CîrîcICA director.
ANPC warning for customers
“I found the same problem in the second supermarket in the same chain. After notifying the Observer, the store representatives apologized and immediately withdrew the goods from the shelf. I say that there are two isolated cases and that’s it. ANPC warns consumers that these days to be more careful than usual about what they buy for the Easter table”he adds Mădălina IacobObserver reporter.
I bought a total of three types of pasta, from three different supermarkets. Two had misleading labels. “Surprisingly, on the same product on which I discovered mold, I also discovered sorbate, an unlabeled preservative. And on a second product, I discovered unlabeled sorbate. The nutritional information is wrong and inconsistent”tell me more Alexandru CîrîcICA director.
“It’s sad what’s happening, you’re simply afraid to… You don’t know what you’re buying, you don’t know what you’re eating and clearly we risk getting sick”says a Romanian. “My pasture is very good, not that from the trade with a lot of shell. Of very poor quality and dangerous, they simply make us sick, because it’s sausage, because it’s meat, because it’s fruits, vegetables, they’re all dangerous. I bought pears, they smelled like insecticide, I threw them away, 15 lei”says another.
“When we eat spoiled food, the main risk is food poisoning. Of course, there can be much more serious situations, serious bacterial contamination, Escherichia Coli, a strong virus. You can die from this.”warn Dr. Şerban Damiannutritionist.
Lamb giblets and scones with serious problems
Serious problems also in the case of the drob. From pork or lamb, the meat was old. And not only that. “The drob in the market contains traces of soy. The traditional drob has no way of containing traces of soy. Which means that the drob in the market is actually industrial drob”to miss Alexandru CîrîcICA director.
“Cozonac with walnut – 8 lei 95”. Although milk is listed on the cake’s label, in reality it turned out to be missing. In addition to the chemical analysis, we also requested a sensory analysis in the food research laboratory, that is, a list of the ten cakes purchased. Prices start from 8 lei and go up to 200 lei for an artisan cake. A jury made up of specialists and non-specialists in the field analyzes three aspects.
“From a sensory point of view, the weakest product at 21 or so lei. A product that had a slightly rancid, non-specific taste. The best product was an artisanal product at almost 200 lei. Is it better and more expensive? Not always, when I did the chemical analysis I found a product at about the same price that does not contain milk fat at all. So, it does not contain milk!”gave the verdict Alexandru CîrîcICA director.
Almost 6 million cookies are sold on average every year, just for Easter. Half of the Romanians say that they prepare their menu for the holidays at home, precisely because they do not trust producers.
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